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2 Specifications and Application Procedures
NX-series Position Interface Units User’s Manual (W524)
2-2 Operating Procedures
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2-2-1 Procedures When Using the Motion Control Function Module
2 Select Motion Control.
You can assign processing to either the primary periodic task or priority-5 periodic task.
This setting applies to an NX-series CPU Unit. NJ-series CPU Units do not have this setting.
3 Select the axis type.
The following table lists the Position Interface Units and other NX Units that are required for
each axis type.
Note If you use more than one NX Unit for the same axis, all of the NX Units for the axis must be in the same
Slave Terminal.
Axis type
Required NX Units
Position Interface Units Other NX Units
Encoder axis Incremental Encoder Input Units
SSI Input Unit
Servo axis for Servo-
motor
Pulse Output Unit Digital Input Unit
Servo axis for stepper
motor
Pulse Output Unit Digital Input Unit